Conrad Shindler House

Conrad Shindler House

The Conrad Shindler House is a historic building, now home to the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.

History of the house and property

Located at 136 West German Street, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, the Conrad Shindler House, circa 1795, is likely the second house to have been constructed on Lot 17, as the first recorded deed of sale between Thomas Shepherd and George Burket stipulated that to maintain ownership of the property, "[the owner] must build or erect or cause to be built or erected … one good dwelling house twenty feet long and sixteen feet wide with a stone or brick chimney…" So, as the first owner, George Burket (who retained ownership until 1773) likely built a small log structure with a stone or brick chimney at the corner of Princess and German streets. George and his wife Barbary Burket were therefore likely the first European occupants of a structure at Lot 17. Presumably this original structure was torn down and replaced by subsequent owners with the current structure dating to 1795.[1]

Michael Fouke purchased the property and its improvements in 1773 for £22 and held it through the American Revolution and into the early nineteenth century when he sold his claim to his sons and daughters. Fouke is known to have practiced carpentry in the Shepherdstown area in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century which could indicate he was responsible for the construction of the circa 1795 structure. Beyond his role as a carpenter, little has been recorded of his life, yet one account puts Fouke at the launch of James Rumsey’s steam-powered boat on the Potomac River in 1787 where he exclaimed, "Why, sir, she could navigate through the Strait of Gibraltar."

Michael Fouke sold his ownership of the lot and its improvements to his children in 1810, but it is reasonable to assume he maintained residence in Shepherdstown with his children as they later preserved a life estate for him. With the vested interests in the home, George, Charles, John, Frederick, Michael, Christian, Phillip, and Elizabeth decided to sell their claims to the property to Conrad Shindler. One deed on November 29, 1813 retained the aforementioned life estate for George's father, Michael Fouke Sr. This insured a home would be provided for the remainder of the elder Fouke's life.

On April 17, 1815, Conrad Shindler gained full ownership of the property when he made a final purchase of claims on Lot 17 from John Fouke for $70. Incidentally, out of the original group of Michael Fouke's children who purchased the property in 1810, Charles and Phillip never sold their portion of the property, likely due to their death or some other calamity. Nonetheless, by April 1815, Conrad Shindler, a coppersmith and the son of a German immigrant, was the rightful owner of Lot 17 for the combined sum of $530.

Conrad Shindler's association with the building lasted officially from 1815 until May 8, 1852 when he died of natural causes.

Conrad Shindler

Conrad Shindler 1840

Conrad Shindler was born in 1778, the son of Georg Conrad Shindler Sr. of York, Pennsylvania who was a Revolutionary War veteran of the York County Militia. His father made the trip from York County to Berkeley County, Virginia in the early part of the 19th century to settle in the region. Less than a decade later, Conrad Jr. purchased property in Shepherdstown on April 27, 1801, identified as Lot 3.

Shindler was a coppersmith, working at a yet undocumented forge in the rear of Lot 17. An original Shindler copper kettle is on display at the Historic Shepherdstown Museum in the Entler Hotel.[2]

From the 1815 Jefferson County Personal Property Tax lists it is evident that Shindler owned slaves from the outset of his stay at Lot 17. By 1835 these tax records show Shindler owning three slaves of unmentioned value or sex. By his death in 1852, a full assessment of his personal property was performed in accordance with his last will and testament. The assessment shows that Shindler owned seven slaves of varying ages and sex. Whether or not these slaves occupied the building at Lot 17 is not known; Shindler also owned two tracts of farming land outside town where they may have lived and worked.

After Shindler died, his property passed to his wife, Elizabeth Shindler, who is recorded in the 1869 Census as a 78-year-old woman living with her eldest son, John. When Mrs. Shindler died in 1869 her property passed to Conrad Shindler's heirs: John C. Shindler, George L. Shindler, Mary E. Bragonier, R.D. and Mary Shindler (of Nacogdoches, Texas), N.F. Hebb, and Eliza Hebb (of Sharpsburg, Maryland). These heirs sold their ownership of the property on October 28, 1869 to the "Trustees of the Reformed Church of Shepherdstown." This transaction and sale was never advertised in any local newspaper, and it is assumed that since Shindler's heir Mary E. Bragonier was married to the minister of this church this deal was in the works before Mrs. Shindler's death.

Recent history

Under the auspices of the Reformed Church of Shepherdstown, later known as Christ Reformed Church, the property was used as a parsonage and, in subsequent years, for tenant dwelling. The property was owned by Christ Reformed Church until 1995 when it was placed on the market for sale by its trustees. Actress Mary Tyler Moore, a descendant of Conrad Shindler, purchased the property to create a permanent home for a Civil War Center to be operated by Shepherd College.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Conrad Schindler House -- Historic Tour of Shepherd University's East Campus". Archived from the original on 2014-03-24. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. ^ "Historic Shepherdstown". Archived from the original on 2008-12-22. Retrieved 2008-12-01.
  3. ^ Redding, Nicholas, (Historical Context Section – Historical American Building Survey (HABS) Report) prepared for The Conrad Shindler House – Shepherdstown, West Virginia (2006)

39°25′50.4″N 77°48′20.7″W / 39.430667°N 77.805750°W / 39.430667; -77.805750

Read other articles:

Marieholms landeri 1921. Marieholm var ett landeri - N:o 10 i 12:e roten - i Gamlestaden i Göteborg, där landerimarken utanför Nya Lödöse 1611 delades mellan Marieholm och Mariedal.[1] Manbyggnaden revs 1938. År 1860 anges landeriets areal till 74 tunnland, 15 kappland[2]. Marieholms taxeringsvärde uppgick 1890 till 110 300 kronor och arealen till 8 718 500 kvadratfot[3]. Huvudgården låg vid nuvarande Johan Gertssons gata 5-7, direkt nordväst om Gamlestadsbro vid Säv...

 

Arjangai AymagАрхангай аймаг Aymag BanderaEscudo Coordenadas 47°23′00″N 101°30′00″E / 47.383333333333, 101.5Capital TsetserlegEntidad Aymag • País  MongoliaSubdivisiones 19 sums (distritos).Superficie   • Total 55.314 km²[1]​Altitud   • Media 3529 m s. n. m.Población (2000)   • Total 97,091 hab. • Densidad 1,66 hab/km²Huso horario UTC+08:00Prefijo telefónico 0133Matrícula АР_ ...

 

У Вікіпедії є статті про інші значення цього терміна: Картковий будинок (значення). У 1730-х Шарден створив серію картин на тему «Картковий будиночок» Браян Берг за роботою Картковий будиночок, карткова хатка[1] — конструкція, яку зводять з гральних карт шляхом їх уста

Midshipman JackKartu lobiSutradara Christy Cabanne Produser Merian C. Cooper Ditulis oleh Frank Wead F. McGrew Willis SkenarioFrank WeadF. McGrew WillisPemeranBruce CabotBetty FurnessFrank AlbertsonArthur LakeFlorence LakePenata musikMax SteinerSinematograferAlfred GilksNicholas MusuracaPenyuntingBasil WrangellPerusahaanproduksiRKO PicturesDistributorRKO PicturesTanggal rilis 22 September 1933 (1933-09-22) Durasi71 menitNegara Amerika Serikat Bahasa Inggris Midshipman Jack adalah s...

 

Село Капиціпол. Kapice Координати 53°40′49″ пн. ш. 15°57′10″ сх. д. / 53.6802777800277724° пн. ш. 15.952777780028° сх. д. / 53.6802777800277724; 15.952777780028Координати: 53°40′49″ пн. ш. 15°57′10″ сх. д. / 53.6802777800277724° пн. ш. 15.952777780028° сх. д. / 53.6802777800277724; 15.95...

 

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Sealed album – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1984 box set by Yellow Magic OrchestraSealedBox set by Yellow Magic OrchestraReleasedDecember 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)RecordedJul...

Peta yang menunjukkan letak Tulunan Tulunan adalah munisipalitas di provinsi Cotabato, Filipina. Pada tahun 2009, munisipalitas ini memiliki populasi sebesar 47.159 jiwa atau 9.432 rumah tangga. Pembagian wilayah Secara politis Tulunan terbagi atas 29 barangay, yaitu: Bagumbayan Banayal Batang Bituan Bual Daig Damawato Dungos Kanibong La Esperanza Lampagang Bunawan Magbok Maybula Minapan New Caridad New Culasi New Panay Paraiso Poblacion Popoyon Sibsib Tambac Tuburan F. Cajelo Bacong Galidan ...

 

Chemical compound This article is about the cannabinoid drug. For the metabotropic glutamate receptor antagonist, see APICA (drug). APICA (synthetic cannabinoid drug)Legal statusLegal status CA: Schedule II DE: Anlage II (Authorized trade only, not prescriptible) UK: Class B Illegal in China and Japan Identifiers IUPAC name N-(1-Adamantyl)-1-pentylindole-3-carboxamide CAS Number1345973-50-3 YPubChem CID71308155ChemSpider29341717UNIIHKU510FH74CompTox Dashboard (EPA)DTXSID80...

 

Si ce bandeau n'est plus pertinent, retirez-le. Cliquez ici pour en savoir plus. Cet article ne cite pas suffisamment ses sources (janvier 2023). Si vous disposez d'ouvrages ou d'articles de référence ou si vous connaissez des sites web de qualité traitant du thème abordé ici, merci de compléter l'article en donnant les références utiles à sa vérifiabilité et en les liant à la section « Notes et références » En pratique : Quelles sources sont attendues ? Co...

Square in Paris, France This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Place de la Nation – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Place de la NationThe Triumph of the Republicby Aimé-Jules DalouShown within ParisLength252 m (827...

 

Herbert Feith Herbert FeithBiografiKelahiran1930 Austria Kematian15 November 2001 (70/71 tahun)Data pribadiPendidikanUniversitas Melbourne Universitas Cornell KegiatanPekerjaanAkademisi Bekerja diUniversitas Monash Herbert Feith (lahir di Vienna, 1930 – meninggal di Australia pada 15 November 2001 dalam sebuah kecelakaan) adalah salah seorang Indonesianis dan profesor ilmu politik yang paling terkemuka dengan perhatian khusus pada sejarah Indonesia modern.[1] Herbert Feith bersama o...

 

Profanities that are blasphemous or inflammatory in the Italian language Merda, the Italian term for shit Italian profanity (bestemmia, pl. bestemmie, when referred to religious topics; parolaccia, pl. parolacce, when not) are profanities that are blasphemous or inflammatory in the Italian language. The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, w...

East India Company army officer Lieutenant GeneralSir Frederick LesterBirth nameFrederick Parkinson LesterBorn3 February 1795 (1795-02-03)Died3 July 1858 (1858-07-04) (aged 63)Belgaum, Bombay Presidency, IndiaAllegiance United KingdomService/branch British Army East India CompanyRankLieutenant GeneralCommands heldSouthern Division of the Bombay ArmyBattles/warsIndian MutinyAwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Parkinson Lester, KC...

 

Disk partitioning application for KDE desktop environment This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: KDE Partition Manager – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) KDE Partition ManagerScreenshot of KDE Partition Manager 21.12.0Original author(s)Volker LanzDeveloper(s)Andrius Št...

 

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Amizour – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Place in Bejaia, AlgeriaAmizourأميزورAmizourأميزورCoordinates: 36°38′N 4°55′E / 36.633°N 4.917°E / 36.633; 4.917Co...

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (يونيو 2018) قانون المطالبة بأرض التبرع تقديم العنوان قانون المطالبة بأرض التبرع البلد كونغرس الولايات المتحدة المصادقة والدخول في حيز التطبيق الإصدار قانونًا تم سنه ف�...

 

This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (June 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Xerox Parc in 1977, an important technology lab in California's Silicon Valley This i...

 

宝暦暦。1755(宝暦5)年版。国立科学博物館の展示。 宝暦暦(ほうりゃくれき)は、かつて日本で使われていた太陰太陽暦の暦法(和暦)である。正式には宝暦甲戌元暦(ほうりゃくこうじゅつげんれき)という。 以下、和暦の日付は旧暦表示、西暦の日付はグレゴリオ暦表示である。 使用期間 宝暦5年1月1日(1755年2月11日)に貞享暦から改暦され、寛政9年12月30日(17...

Welsh footballer and pundit (born 1974) This article is about the Welsh footballer. For the English footballer, see Robbie Savage (footballer, born 1960). For other people with the same name, see Robert Savage (disambiguation). Robbie Savage Savage in 2008Personal informationFull name Robert William Savage[1]Date of birth (1974-10-18) 18 October 1974 (age 49)[1]Place of birth Wrexham,[1] WalesHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[2]Position(s) Midfielde...

 

2002 African Championships in AthleticsTrack events100 mmenwomen200 mmenwomen400 mmenwomen800 mmenwomen1500 mmenwomen5000 mmenwomen10,000 mmenwomen100 m hurdleswomen110 m hurdlesmen400 m hurdlesmenwomen3000 msteeplechasemen4×100 m relaymenwomen4×400 m relaymenwomenRoad events10 km walkwomen20 km walkmenField eventsHigh jumpmenwomenPole vaultmenwomenLong jumpmenwomenTriple jumpmenwomenShot putmenwomenDiscus throwmenwomenHammer throwmenwomenJavelin throwmenwomenCombined eventsHeptathlonwomenD...

 

Strategi Solo vs Squad di Free Fire: Cara Menang Mudah!